OWN had been enjoying a tremendous boon with the very racy pictures of Nicole Branson wearing see through underwear or just lowering her underwear in very sleazy poses for the private pleasure of Libby Gral.
Christine hated the resulting popularity and the surrounding cult of personality. It was 2394, such celebrity watching should have been a thing of the past but Christine had found the unfortunate truth. This sort of journalism is what sells. Christine enjoyed covering politics of the region. She had enjoyed the coverage of the birth of the Olive Branch. The Federation, it's intellectuals and it's news makers were interested in her commentary, her observations and her works.
This was what she enjoyed covering. Christine was a news correspondent and not a entertainment jockey slinging mud at the icons of the colony, the King's Fleet and the Betazoid Alliance and is civilian wing, the Olive Branch.
Brittany Brown had begun to flourish under her tutelage. She continued to grow as a student becoming more astute in her political and sociological observations. Christine had not for one moment let down on her promise to help Brittany despite the end of her relationship with Field Marshal Belvedere Brown.
Brittany had watched as Christine stayed away from referring to the photos despite the overwhelming popularity of the mudslinging. Brittany watched as FBN and other networks co opted the findings. She could bare it no longer and used her evening show to join the heaping on of Nicole Branson.
After the broadcast, Christine scolded Brittany but for the young student, it was her highest rated broadcast. Brittany enjoyed skewering the so called pig lust of Nicole Branson. It was nearly racist in its harshness. Brittany told Christine that she did not understand journalism at all. Journalism was entertainment and was not about facts. Being a reporter was not about integrity and facts, it was about charisma and presentation.
Christine was mortified and used her editorial segment to slam sensationalism and stories from people's bedrooms. Christine spoke with Vulcan dignity and Romulan sternness as she looked at her audience. She believed she had won them over.
Brittany followed with a shocking image, the hybrid reporter in bed with the Selayan Deveniss.
Brittany accused Christine of lacking in impartiality by sleeping with a member of the senior command. She accused T'Nley of being falsely impartial. The audience lapped it up. Christine was horribly embarrassed and even contemplated going home to Romulus.
Was the young Antican right? Had she lost her focus and her edge in the arms of the Selayan?
Posted by:
Christine T'Nley
Reporter
Observatory Watch Network
Observatory 642
King's Fleet
